[20220324]IN11472_躺在国会大厦的众议院议员.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Members of the House of Representatives Lying in State in the U.S. Capitol Updated March 24, 2022 On March 29, 2022, Representative Donald E. Young, who died on March 18, 2022, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. In a press release, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Representative Young “will lie in state in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol on Tuesday, March 29.” There have been 37 individuals (not including Representative Young) who have lain in state or honor in the Capitol Rotunda or National Statuary Hall. The most recent individual to lie in state was Senator Harry M. Reid on January 12, 2022. The most recent individual to lie in honor was United States Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” F. Evans on April 13, 2021. Prior to Representative Young lying in state, a total of 18 individuals who had been a Member of the House of Representatives had received that honor (see Table 1). Figure 1 shows Representative Thaddeus Stevens, the first Representative who did not also serve in another governmental position, lying in state from August 13 to 14, 1868. Congressional Resear